Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Thank you for pestering The Typist so much and reminding her it's Novembro. She's been busy doing laundry, cleaning the house and weeding the yard [when she's not sleeping]. She's also been sick and keeps my out-at-work human and me awake every night with her coughing and sneezing.

Anyway, thanks to you, she's now on A Guilt Trip and feels bad about being such a slacker and is typing for me again. I'm sorry this isn't a good story but her head is still full of snot and it's making it hard for her to think. It's just to let you know I'm okay.

"See? I'm okay!"

I hope The Typist bucks up soon. Until then, much love to you and The Dom.

Georgia Little Pea xox

p.s. The Typist has been packing! I think she may be going away again!

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Georgia Little Pea arrived home 1 day after us [and 2 days late thanks to the Qantas strike], riding calmly at the back of The Camp Commandant's wagon.

In 6 weeks, her fur had gone lighter, her belly skin, dark. She had a few scratches and nip marks, and mites in her ears. It took 2 baths to rinse the dust from her fur and the mud from between her toes. She hadn't put on or lost any weight. She smelt of the kennels, and still does, despite a 3rd bath with a lovely shampoo infused with citrus essential oils.

Her blankie was too stinky to be saved.

This time round, she settled back into her routine immediately. She didn't forget any of her vocabulary.

Yet, she's not the same dog.

She no longer wants to cuddle on the lounge.

She no longer needs her blankie or her jammies.

She prefers sleeping on the rug or outdoors to her cushy princess bed.

She's no longer interested in playing with other dogs, but is more comfortable around them, even the yappers.

She's more independant and confident.

She hasn't argued with me once. Sadly, she seems to have lost her sense of humour and her belligerence.

That was a looooong holiday, but I bet you have lots of tales to tell! I'm glad you're back, at least for a bit.

It's interesting to see the change in our dogs when they reach that 18 mos - 2 year mark. Sage has gone through some pretty significant changes too, but I can't imagine what she'd be like after 6 weeks at a boarding facility. She didn't do well the last couple of times.

yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy yousssss are backkkkkkkkkkkkk... We missed you terribly GLP... No one matched your sense of humour so we stopped blogging n got lazy...urmmm...tats what my cow says but I thinks she's just lazy. I was so worried about you Georgia... She's packing again? You might as well pack too n come n stay with us instead... I'll be waiting for yous at the airport yeh... Waving yer name...come quick.

Hello - Bonjour! I'm a new blog visitor but am already giggling at some of your comments and 'guide to your blog' - hee - What a nice surprise..(Also when I clicked on your title I expected to see a picture of lots of mini dogs! - so that got me smiling too..but don't tell the shorties out there I said that!)Greetings from France and look forward to visiting you again. aroofs and nose jab..big dog Zola xx

You are back!! Does this mean you are back for good? Or is this one of those pop in, show a cute photo, and then fall off the face of the Earth posts? I'm joking. Mostly. Only because I missed you so much.

I hope you feel better soon so we can read all about what you've been up to. I'm dying to know if these changes in Georgia are permanent. Take care, eh?

ahhhh K - THAT is a Very Good Question and only time will tell. but meanwhile - i have devious plans to bore dogbloggers with some possibly unrelated travel stories! a modern twist on the old come along and watch some holiday snapshots routine lol.

P - i think it may be permanent this time and if it is, it's all good. we can't be ingenues all our lives. right? RIGHT?!

i hope i used the right word.

A - i actually have a banana tree. it grows in a pot. every year it dies during winter and i cut it back. it's never once had fruit. so there.

Yay, welcome home neighbour:) Good to see you can still speaka de English!

I inadvertently sent my blog to blog heaven on Monday and me to blog Hell and have just managed to get it back this morning. Such a wonderful surprise to see a comment from you there just now:) You have been missed and I'm shocked to see you're leaving us again so soon but glad it's only for a little while.

I seem to remember you describing Georgia as having exactly the same changes after her last foray into Dog Camp and within a few days she was back to her gorgeous self. Hopefully the same will happen this time.

Can't wait to read about your travels:) And whatever else you have in store for us!

About Me

I might be Very Opinionated, but I'm NOT a little dog.
Luckily for little dogs, I'm kept on a Somewhat Short Leash.
Some truly fascinating facts about me are in my very first post "Hello, will you be my friend?"

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Jordan Puff Piglet ??.??.????-09.02.2009 Adopted 29.10.2000

I never met Mr Piglet. He was Mr Thumper's housemate and best friend. He was clever, handsome, funny, strong and gentle. Also [apparently] perfect and a saint. I only came to live here because Mr Thumper got really sad after Mr Piglet went away. I always get compared to Mr Piglet.

Rufus B Thumper 30.04.2000-29.04.2011 Adopted 13.01.2001

My benefactor. He chose me to bring home out of all the dogs he met at the pound. He was already old and grumpy when I met him. Maybe if he'd been younger, he might have been my best friend. Mr Thumper was as big as a bear and had a very long tongue. He was very popular with the ladies and most other humans too. He's with Mr Piglet now.

My Cushion.

My out-at-work human works hard to buy me nutritious food like lamb bones and lentils. He uses his Very Loud Voice only on my stay-at-home human which is why he's my favourite person in the world. He has a nice round soft tummy and is My Cushion of choice. *BREAKING NEWS* August 2012! My Cushion has left his job to be my full time Cushion! How lucky am I!

My Typist.

My stay-at-home human gets paid a lot of money to look after me. 100 dollars a week. She spends most of it on cream cakes and passionfruit tarts then wonders why she's getting fat. Strangely enough, she's also My Nutritionist.